Is CVE-2019-0160 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-0160 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-0160?

CVE-2019-0160 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2019-0160

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-120
EPSS score: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-0967)
Published: March 27, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-0967 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fedoraproject / fedora
opensuse / leap
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
tianocore / edk ii

Certified products that may be affected

25 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5513 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, LLC - FIPS 140 5461 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5089 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4642 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4458 - historical

See all 25 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://tianocore-docs.github.io/SecurityAdvisory/draft/partitiondxe-and-udf-buffer-overflow.html

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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